Patrick Capozziello got his last 10,800 all in preflop and was no doubt pleased to discover his kicker had him out in front.
Capozziello: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Capozziello improved to a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 |
For the next week and a half, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is playing host to the Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series. In addition to this tournament, the series is comprised of two others including $560 buy-in The Deeper Stack, which will run May 20-22.
Players will start with 40,000 in chips in that tournament and play 40-minute levels through Level 14. Levels 15-26 will last 60 minutes each with Levels 27+ will switch to 90 minutes. Heads-up play will revert to 40-minute levels.
The plan for the Day 1 flights is to play through Level 14. Late registration and unlimited re-entries will be allowed until the start of Day 2. Like the Deep Stack, this is not a best-stack forward event.
The winner of the tournament will also receive an added $1,650 Main Event seat.
Last year, Chanpiseth Keam prevailed over a 432-entry field to win the Deeper Stack for $37,991. The year before that, Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. topped a 434-entry field to win it for $49,148, while Almog Biton topped a 452-entry field to win it in 2016 for $57,746.
| Flight | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | 11 a.m. | Monday, May 20 |
| Day 1b | 11 a.m. | Tuesday, May 21 |
| Day 2 | Noon | Wednesday, May 22 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
We stumbled upon the action preflop with Paul Balzano, who had 4,400 out in front of him, debating what to do. Bernardo Picca had made it 20,000 to go from the cutoff and eventually Balzano called.
When the flop fell 
, Balzano checked and Picca moved all in. Balzano had 29,400 back and didn't seem thrilled with the spot. He called off nonetheless.
Balzano: 
Picca: 
Balzano had flopped top pair with top kicker but was still behind the overpair of Picca. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Balzano and he headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Jeff Niedelman was sitting in a big stack when he opened for 1,200. The player on the button called and then Harvey Ayers three-bet to 5,800 from the small blind, leaving himself 8,000 or so back.
Tuan Phan was in the big and proceeded to four-bet all in for roughly 25,000.
"Let's gamble," Niedelman said and spiked in his big stack. The player on the button got out of the way, Ayers called off, and all three players tabled their hands.
Niedelman: 
Phan:
Ayers: 
Ayers was out in front and shipped the triple after the board ran out 
. However, Niedelman paired his eight to win the side pot and send Phan to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000 | |
|
|
45,000 | |
|
Busted |
Players are now on their second 15-minute break. When they return they'll play two more levels before taking a 40-minute dinner break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Two years ago, this very event attracted 1,029 entries to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which created a $308,700 prize pool. In the end, it was 27-year-old Ben Lindemulder emerging victorious to capture a $67,232 first-place prize plus a $1,650 seat into the Deepest Stack event.
Lindemulder, originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, resides in Pompano Beach where he is self-employed. It marked his third tournament cash in Hollywood, first victory and largest career score.
For more on Lindemulder’s win, check out the Seminole Hard Rock’s full recap here.
Others to cash the tournament in 2017 were Steven Cardarelli (13th - $2,576), Paul Balzano (19th - $1,364), Thomas Gari (22nd - $1,364), Earl Carroll (31st - $1,182), and Evan Teitelbaum (49th - $940).
2017 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Lindemulder | $67,232 + $1,650 Seat |
| 2 | Martin Markov | $40,630 |
| 3 | Jeff Charlton | $24,808 |
| 4 | Matthew Kuba | $20,868 |
| 5 | Chas Samuel | $17,231 |
| 6 | James Hamburger | $14,048 |
| 7 | Fernando Halac | $11,320 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | $8,744 |
| 9 | Ory Hen | $6,167 |
| 10 | Edward McNamara | $4,197 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
95,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
12,000 | |
|
|
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
150,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
40,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
